Companies
- How Gumroad went from venture-backed, to lifestyle business, and back. (medium.com)
- A deep dive into the business of Patreon. (techcrunch.com)
- Lime vs. Bird: the battle for micromobility. (fortune.com)
Venture capital
- Why has seed stage venture capital stagnated? (bothsidesofthetable.com)
- This is a mistake all first-time venture fund managers make. (vcpreneur.com)
- There are a lot of new VC funds coming to market. (theinformation.com)
- How to get a job in venture capital. (sethlevine.com)
Unicorns
- CB Insights came up with a list of ’50 future unicorns.’ (cbinsights.com)
- The age at which companies close their first mega-round ($100 million+) hasn’t changed all that much. (techcrunch.com)
- The story behind the meteoric rise of Mayasoshi Son’s Vision Fund. (wired.co.uk)
IPOs
- Peloton is coming public. (wsj.com)
- Uber and Lyft are issuing stock options to driver but are running into a hurdle. (institutionalinvestor.com)
Startups
- Gulp…An investor says they want to fund your company. (visible.vc)
- There is a big difference between interesting and investable. (pointsandfigures.com)
- Don’t forget to plan for ‘hiring misfires.’ (tomtunguz.com)
- The subscription box model isn’t dead yet. (wsj.com)
- A great example of how making something, cowboy boots, cheaper and easier to buy pays off. (cnn.com)
- More services allow users to program without actually programming. (medium.com)
SOURCE: Abnormal Returns – Read entire story here.
